Biogeographical patterns of endemic terrestrial Afrotropical birds

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dc.contributor.authorDe Klerk, Helen Margareten_ZA
dc.contributor.authorCrowe, T. M.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorFjeldsa, J.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBurgess, N. D.en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2011-06-13T12:51:35Z
dc.date.available2011-06-13T12:51:35Z
dc.date.issued2002
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://www.blackwell-science.com/ddien_ZA
dc.description.abstractBiogeographical zones are described for terrestrial bird species endemic to the Afrotropics using up-to-date distributional data and multivariate statistical techniques. This provides an objective basis for a hierarchy of subregions, provinces and districts, based on a set of rules. Results are compared to previous studies at continental and regional scales. Biogeographical zones for passerines and non-passerines are compared and found to be similar. Peaks of species richness and narrow endemism are described for the six major subdivisions (subregions) identified by the cluster analysis. Coincidence of peaks of species richness and narrow endemism is found to be low, such that areas selected to represent high species richness tallies will often fail to represent narrow endemics. Strong regionalization of Afrotropical birds indicates the need to use a biogeographical framework in conservation priority setting exercises to ensure that unique, but species-poor, avifaunas are not neglected.en_ZA
dc.description.versionPostprint version
dc.format.extent23 p. : maps
dc.identifier.citationDe Klerk, H.M., Crowe, T.M., Fjeldsa, J. & Burgess, N.D. 2002. Biogeographical patterns of endemic terrestrial Afrotropical birds. Diversity and Distributions, 8, 147-162.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1366-9516
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/15060
dc.language.isoen_USen_ZA
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwellen_ZA
dc.rights.holderWiley-Blackwellen_ZA
dc.subjectAfrotropical regionen_ZA
dc.subjectBiogeographyen_ZA
dc.subjectEndemismen_ZA
dc.subjectBirds -- Biogeographical zones -- Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectEthiopian regionen_ZA
dc.titleBiogeographical patterns of endemic terrestrial Afrotropical birdsen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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